Engineer: Civil Engineer in Cambridge

About Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)

Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes.

A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects and clients.

Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success.

Join the @one Alliance, a collaborative partnership of eight industry-leading companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO) delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we prepare for the challenges and opportunities of AMP8, we're looking for talented individuals to help us shape the future of water infrastructure.

At Anglian Water, we're Always Exploring ensuring we remain competitive, attractive, and rewarding for both existing and prospective employees. By Doing The Right Thing, we're committed to recognising and rewarding our people fairly and transparently, while Building Trust through a culture that prioritises health, safety, and wellbeing.

What will you be doing as our new Civil Engineer?

As a Civil Engineer within one of our four business units, you'll create and develop value-driven civil designs that achieve our capital investment programme outcomes and deliver value.

Under the direction of the Project Design Manager, you'll deliver a range of Civil Engineering projects which not only continue to provide the region with safe drinking water but also involve pioneering and environmentally-focused work which enhances our region's prosperity now and in years to come.

Production of civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets, design schedule and specification of pipes, including ductile iron, steelwork and plastic.

Working within multi-disciplinary design teams to produce designs which are on time, within budget and meet the required standards, liaising with stakeholders including Operations, contractors, and suppliers along the way.

Drive excellence in Health and Safety in design by eliminating hazards and reducing risks during design whilst complying with Alliance CDM procedures.

Progress projects from the feasibility stage through detailed design to construction.

Undertake site visits to assess the current condition of our assets for feasibility studies and reports, and provide survey data for integration of the assets into our design solution.

Identify and promote opportunities to meet the project's digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives.

BEng or MEng/MSc Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, ideally working towards attaining Chartered Engineer status.

Good knowledge and experience of undertaking structural calculations for various concrete structures, and demonstrable experience in undertaking the design of various civil engineering structures.

Experience with relevant engineering design software packages.

Strong reporting, writing and data analysis skills.

Depending on your skills, experience, and interests, you could be aligned with one of our four business units:

• The Place Based Thinking team delivers some of the largest and most complex projects across the @one Alliance. Made up of six Senior Project Manager teams, we oversee 19 catchments, covering key sites such as Whitlingham, Flag Fen, Great Billing, Cotton Valley, Bedford, Colchester, and Ipswich Cliff Quays. These projects involve managing all parts of the network from rising and gravity mains, pumping stations, high spilling overflows, and water recycling centres.
• The Water Business Unit provides strategic support across the clean water network, covering both system performance and infrastructure planning. We assess the future hydraulic state of the network in response to population growth and increased demand, support the design and delivery of capital and infrastructure schemes to ensure hydraulic resilience, and work with optimisation teams to enhance overall network efficiency.
• Our Water Recycling Business Unit, split into East and West regions, is responsible for the collection, conveyance, and treatment of wastewater across an extensive network. km of sewerage infrastructure and 1,163 treatment centres, ensuring safe and sustainable discharge to the environment while driving innovation and environmental performance.

As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by:

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression